Hello to all, I'm hoping for find comfort here
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Hello to all, I'm hoping for find comfort here
I'm the mother of a 17 year old recovering drug addict. It was a five year road to get her clean. Started when she was 12. We progressed from pot at 12, to pills of all sorts, to heroin by 16 and meth at 17.
Although she's clean now (almost eight months clean) the effects on the entire family are permanent and harsh.
I'm sure there are many similar stories. Or, at least that's what I'm hoping to find... that I'm not alone in this. And I say that while not wishing this experience on anyone.
Although she's clean now (almost eight months clean) the effects on the entire family are permanent and harsh.
I'm sure there are many similar stories. Or, at least that's what I'm hoping to find... that I'm not alone in this. And I say that while not wishing this experience on anyone.
I'm the mother of a 17 year old recovering drug addict. It was a five year road to get her clean. Started when she was 12. We progressed from pot at 12, to pills of all sorts, to heroin by 16 and meth at 17.
Although she's clean now (almost eight months clean) the effects on the entire family are permanent and harsh.
I'm sure there are many similar stories. Or, at least that's what I'm hoping to find... that I'm not alone in this. And I say that while not wishing this experience on anyone.
Although she's clean now (almost eight months clean) the effects on the entire family are permanent and harsh.
I'm sure there are many similar stories. Or, at least that's what I'm hoping to find... that I'm not alone in this. And I say that while not wishing this experience on anyone.
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It's a hard road to travel... and an impossibly painful road to watch someone you love go down. I believe my daughter had her highs to get her though. I watched it happen through sober eyes. But, we both survived... so it could be a lot worse.
Her addiction landed her in the hospital once and me twice. I was a bundle of raw nerves.
Her addiction landed her in the hospital once and me twice. I was a bundle of raw nerves.
It's a hard road to travel... and an impossibly painful road to watch someone you love go down. I believe my daughter had her highs to get her though. I watched it happen through sober eyes. But, we both survived... so it could be a lot worse.
Her addiction landed her in the hospital once and me twice. I was a bundle of raw nerves.
Her addiction landed her in the hospital once and me twice. I was a bundle of raw nerves.
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Yes. I see a therapist weekly and so does she (same therapist) and then we see her together bi-weekly. This therapist has been involved in my daughters treatment from the beginning so she is very familiar with all of it and we are comfortable with her.
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